The Science of Orgasm

Barry R. Komisaruk is Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University.

Carlos Beyer-Flores is head of the Laboratorio CIRA of the University of Tlaxcala and CINVESTAV in Mexico. He is the coauthor of The Science of Orgasm, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Beverly Whipple is a professor emerita at Rutgers University and a certified sexuality educator, counselor, and researcher. She is the coauthor of The Science of Orgasm, also published by Johns Hopkins.

Preface1. Definitions of Orgasm2. Different Nerves, Different Orgasmic Feelings3. Bodily Changes at Orgasm4. Are Orgasms Good for Your Health?5. When Things Go Wrong6. Diseases That Affect Orgasm7. How Aging Affects Orgasm8. Pleasure and Satisfaction with and without Orgasm9. The Nervous System Connection10. The Neurochemistry of Orgasm11. Effects of Medication12. Counteracting Medication Side Effects13. Recreational Stimulant Drugs and Orgasm14. Depressant Drugs and Orgasm15. Herbal Therapies16. Hormones and Orgasm17. Mechanism of Action of Sex Steroids18. Nonreproductive Hormones in Orgasm19. Atypical Orgasms20. The Genital-Brain Connection21. Orgasms after Brain Surgery or Brain Damage22. Imaging the Brain during Sexual Arousal and Orgasm23. The Cast of Characters: How Brain Components Contribute to Orgasm24. Consciousness and OrgasmGlossaryReferencesIndex

 

In considerable but lucid detail, three researchers from different fields address every aspect of the science behind orgasms, from why they feel so good to whether transsexual men with surgically created vaginas can have them.

—New Scientist



Approach the book with any question you can conjure about the whys and wherefores of orgasm and youll receive a minutely detailed answer that incorporates findings from the latest sex research.

—Psychology Today



Behind its tongue-in-cheek plain brown wrapper cover, this unique book offers a thorough compilation of what modern science, from biomechanics to neurochemistry, knows about the secrets of orgasm.

—Publishers Weekly



Those with real faith in science as an exit route from dysfunction might want to check out The Science of Orgasm.

—Elle



The authors cast gimlet eyes over such subjects as multiple and phantom orgasm, as well as the biological process and the effects of various drugs on it. A most stimulating read.

—Gay Times



A neuroscientist, an endocrinologist and a sex researcher team up to create an impressively comprehensive book about orgasms. In intimate detail, authors Barry R. Komisaruk, Carlos Beyer-Flores and Beverly Whipple . . . discuss the history, mechanics, physiology and neurochemistry of this most mysterious of physical events.

—Los Angeles Times



Twenty-five years after she made the G-Spot famous, Professor Beverly Whipple is still probing the mysteries of the female orgasm. She has shifted her focus higher up the body—to the brain—exploring the areas that light up when women climax.

—Sydney Morning Herald



Important information about sexuality . . . Highly recommended.

—Choice



There are very few books on this subject area and the book is highly commended. It is certainly one to add to the personal library of clinicians working in human sexuality.

—Journal of Sexual Relationship and Therapy (UK)



This is a very easy book to read . . . There are very few books on this subject area and the book is highly recommended.

—Kevan R. Wylie, Sexual and Relationship Therapy



A readable comprehensive account on the literature of orgasm. All psychosexual clinics will need to have a copy as well as anyone who advises others about psychosexual problems.

—Nick Dunn, British Journal of Psychiatry



The authors should be congratulated on taking the trouble to produce a readable comprehensive account of the literature on orgasm. All psychosexual clinics will need to have a copy as well as anyone who advises others about psychosexual problems.

—British Journal of Psychiatry



The book deserves its eye-catching title . . . An excellent, well-written assembly of the current scientific understanding of not only the phenomenon of orgasm but of sexual pleasure in general.

—JAMA